Top Mattituck, NY Drug Possession Lawyers Near You
Drug Possession Lawyers | Serving Mattituck, NY
260 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451
171 Madison Ave, Suite 305, New York, NY 10016
6800 Jericho Tpke., Suite 108W-1, Syosset, NY 11791
420 Central Ave, Suite 301, Cedarhurst, NY 11516
1 N Broadway, Suite 412, White Plains, NY 10601
30 Wall St, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10005-2219
100 Garden City Plaza, Suite 520, Garden City, NY 11530
256 West 36th Street, Suite 900, New York, NY 10018
225 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007
90 Merrick Ave, Suite 601, East Meadow, NY 11554
550 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
345 7th Ave, Floor 21, New York, NY 10001
1120 Sixth Ave, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036
305 Broadway, Floor 7, New York, NY 10007
85 E Main Street, Washingtonville, NY 10992
125 Maiden Lane, Suite 5C, New York, NY 10038
2900 Westchester Ave, Suite 204, Purchase, NY 10577
233 Broadway, Suite 710, New York, NY 10007
57 W. Main Street, Suite 120, Babylon, NY 11702
405 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10174
452 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
325 Glen Cove Ave, Sea Cliff, NY 11579
225 East 57th St, Suite 6L, New York, NY 10022
11 Times Square, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10036
330 7th Ave, Suite 1402, New York, NY 10001
Mattituck Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both New York state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine